Parsley is a wonderful garnish for meat dishes.
A member of the carrot family, parsley is typically used as a garnish to add color to a dish or as a serving surface for the main meal. Fortunately for the home chef and gardener, parsley is an easy herb to grow, both in the yard and in the home. Preparing a parsley bed ensures that you will have plenty of fresh parsley during the growing season as well as dried parsley throughout the year.
Instructions
1. Locate your parsley bed in an area that receives full sun.
2. Test your soil with the pH strips. For optimal parsley growth, the soil should have a pH level between 6.0 and 7.0.
3. Turn over the soil with a shovel, working a shovelful of compost into the ground every few feet. The soil should be turned over to a depth of at least 6 inches to ensure that it is loose enough for the parsley plants. A parsley bed needs a high amount of organic matter in it.
4. Plant your parsley seeds after the last frost date in your area. Space the seeds at least 1 foot apart from each other and cover them with ½ inch of soil.
5. Water the parsley bed lightly after planting and then whenever the soil is drying out. The parsley bed should be kept moist. When watering the parsley, check to ensure that the soil is moist through the first 2 inches before moving on.
6. Fertilize the parsley bed once a month with a . A complete fertilizer is any fertilizer that contains nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
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